"Breastfeeding is taking my hair": what science says about hair loss after giving birth

Up to 50% of women experience hair loss following childbirth, a common condition frequently misattributed to breastfeeding. Scientific evidence indicates that postpartum hair shedding is actually caused by a sharp drop in hormone levels after delivery rather than the act of lactation itself.

Experts emphasize that this hair loss is a temporary and fully reversible physiological process. Consequently, medical consensus advises that mothers do not need to discontinue breastfeeding in an attempt to prevent or halt hair shedding.